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Wisconsin unemployment rate lowest since February 2000

Lowest it's been in more than 17 years.

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11:18 AM, May 20, 2017

11:19 AM, May 20, 2017

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PASADENA, CA - MAY 14: Job seekers look over job opening fliers at the WorkSource exhibit, a collaborative effort by governmental agencies to offer jobs and job training resources at the Greater Los Angeles Career Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center on May 14, 2009 in Pasadena, California. Nineteen exhibitors offer job and educational opportunities as well as advice from the Board of Equalization at the event that is open to the general public. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in more than 17 years.

The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the unemployment rate in April was 3.2 percent. The seasonally adjusted figure is down from 3.4 percent in March and the lowest since February 2000.